View of the 7th (Seventh) Street bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. The brick building with the round corner tower (2251 Seventh) is the Simmons Mattress Company, (originally the Zang Brewing Company stables), and the Rocky...

A view of a concrete bridge over the South Platte River at West Colfax in Denver, Colorado. The bridge has arched support and a pipe runs along side the side railing. Signs read: "American National Bank", "Denver Steel & Iron Works" in reverse and...

Shows a metal and concrete bridge over the South Platte River at West 13th (Thirteenth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The building next to the bridge possibly belongs to the Denver Gas and Electric Light Company.

Shows a bridge over the South Platte River at West 11th (Eleventh) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The wooden bridge has a paved road, side railings and supports. The Whaite Carpet Cleaning Company is in the background.

Shows a bridge over the South Platte River at West Alameda in Denver, Colorado. The bridge has decorative metal side railings, metal support beams and cement pillars. Local residences are in the background.

View of the Pepper Meat and Provision Company packing plant near 46th (Forty-sixth) Avenue and the South Platte River in the Elyria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Industrial buildings with smokestacks and a water tower are near the river. A sign...

Aerial view of Cherry Creek floodwater and damage in Denver, Colorado after the Castlewood Canyon Dam break; shows the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, railroad yards and a roundhouse, viaducts, the Denver Tramway powerhouse,...

View of the South Platte River during an operation to install a riprap in the Elyria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Workmen work near the edge of the river. Industrial buildings are on either side of the water. A sign reads: "Capitol Packing Co."

Workmen grade an embankment as part of the installation of a riprap near the South Platte River in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A building in the distance has a sign that reads: "Overland Brick Co."

Aerial view of the Jefferson Park area during the South Platte River and Cherry Creek flood following the Castlewood Canyon Dam break in Denver, Colorado. The Rice (railroad) Yard, a roundhouse, and the Denver Gas Works are on the northwest side of...

View of a river channel near the South Platte River and 47th (Forty-seventh) Avenue in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Brick industrial buildings with a smokestack are in the distance.